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By Wes Tomlinson For the Enquirer Millions of local cicadas are about to emerge from a 13-year underground hibernation, and farmers are concerned about the impact the creatures could have on their fruit trees. Alabama has over 20 species of annual cicadas that appear every summer, but this year the state will experience the […]
Millions of local cicadas are about to emerge from a 13-year underground hibernation, and farmers are concerned about the impact the creatures could have on their fruit trees.
Farmer prepares peach trees for freezing temperatures Temperatures below freezing, for more than a few hours can destroy peach trees. Posted: Apr 1, 2021 8:04 PM Updated: Apr 1, 2021 8:05 PM Posted By: Olivia Schueller The owner of Isom's Orchard in Athens, Wes Isom, said he's very concerned about the freezing temperatures. If it starts getting too cold, Isom will spray the peach trees with water. The water creates a protective barrier around the bud, to hold in heat. "What we have coming up here tonight, temperatures projected to be in the upper 20's and if that's a prolonged spell, four...